Central Luzon

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Region III
CENTRAL LUZON

Regional center	City of San Fernando, Pampanga
Population	8,204,742
– Density	382.1 per km²
Area	21,470.30 km²
Divisions
Provinces	7
Cities	12
Municipalities	118
– Barangays	3,102
– Cong. districts	20
Languages	Kapampangan, Ilokano, Tagalog, Filipino, English, others

Central Luzon region contains the largest plain of the Philippines and produces most of the country's rice supply. Its provinces are: Aurora, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Tarlac, and Zambales.

There are twelve cities which include: Balanga from Bataan; Cabanatuan, Gapan, Muñoz, Palayan and San Jose from Nueva Ecija; Olongapo from Zambales; Angeles and San Fernando from Pampanga; San Jose del Monte and Malolos from Bulacan; and Tarlac from Tarlac.

The City of San Fernando, in Pampanga, is the regional center. Aurora was transferred from Region IV by Executive Order No. 103.

Political Divisions

Province/City		Capital	Population (2000)	Area (km²)	Pop. density (per km²)
	Aurora	Baler	173,797	3,239.5	53.6
	Bataan	Balanga City	557,659	1,202.7	463.67
	Bulacan	Malolos City	2,234,088	2,625.0	851.1
	Nueva Ecija	Palayan City	1,659,883	5,284.3	314.1
	Pampanga	City of San Fernando	1,882,730	2,118.74	888.6
	Tarlac	Tarlac City	1,068,783	3,053.4	350.0
	Zambales	Iba	433,538	3,714.4	116.7
	Angeles City	—	263,971	62.16	4,246.6
n.a.	Olongapo City	—	194,260	170.30	1141